by Beth Karas | Jul 23, 2018 | News |
I’m constantly reminded of how much time has passed since I left the Manhattan DA’s Office to join Court TV on its third anniversary in 1994. One reminder is when I read about the parole of an inmate whose case we covered at Court TV. Two inmates went home...
by Beth Karas | Jun 22, 2018 | News |
I. A wrongful conviction case that is playing out in Houston, Texas right now has caught my attention. It’s not a typical wrongful conviction where biological evidence is tested and DNA results prove the wrong guy was prosecuted. This case relies on eye witness...
by Beth Karas | May 23, 2018 | News |
Abigail Finney’s murder last November on Shaw Island, WA went virtually unnoticed for months. The 38-year-old newlywed suddenly disappeared but her family apparently believed Abby’s husband, Eric Kulp, 44, when he said she was in rehab. Now, Eric is...
by Beth Karas | May 15, 2018 | News |
Twenty-five years ago next month a crime occurred in Virginia that shocked the nation, and many around the world. I was still an Assistant District Attorney at the time of the crime and trial the following year. The trial was televised just months before I joined...
by Beth Karas | Apr 2, 2018 | Tex McIver, News |
The State’s case against Claud “Tex” McIver for the fatal shooting of his wife Diane in September 2016 in Atlanta is on a break this week and will resume April 9. In the past three weeks, the bulk of the State’s case has been presented....
by Beth Karas | Mar 5, 2018 | News |
Last May I posted a blog about a Georgia murder case where a husband claims he fatally shot his wife by accident. That case–against attorney Claud “Tex” McIver–started today with jury selection. The prosecution says they plan to call up to 100...
